I value HN for the discussion as much as the articles - actually, I value the discussion more than the articles. HN has its issues, but overall the quality of discourse in the comments is higher than any other online community I'm part of.
When I read particularly interesting comments, I often look at the author's profile. When they have a blog or github repo listed, or twitter feed, I often look at those links to find out more about their work. I can't count how many times I've copy and pasted links from someone's profile to a new tab.
Is there any good reasons we don't allow links on user profile pages? HN has been undergoing some recent UI changes recently, and I wonder if this issue has been reconsidered at all.
When I read particularly interesting comments, I often look at the author's profile. When they have a blog or github repo listed, or twitter feed, I often look at those links to find out more about their work. I can't count how many times I've copy and pasted links from someone's profile to a new tab.
Is there any good reasons we don't allow links on user profile pages? HN has been undergoing some recent UI changes recently, and I wonder if this issue has been reconsidered at all.